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Looks like a psocid.
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Thanks Louis!
I'm attaching a few more images: I managed to get a shot of one of them, and a
shot of the mound/nest through the microscope. I'm also attaching an image of
the pest next to a penny for scale reference; I drew a circle around the pest.
Looking at it under magnification now I think it does look like a springtail.
One of my Facilities colleagues thought it looked like a dry wood termite
(we've had infestations before, but not in that part of the house), but this
seems way too small to be a termite. What do you think?
I removed the mound and, hopefully, most of the pests. The wood underneath the
mound appeared undamaged, but there is tar paper insulation in the vents under
the window, so I wonder if that is something they would be attracted to?
Many thanks, your help is very much appreciated!
Megan
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Look like springtails, now a non-insect.
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Hi All,
We had a rainstorm last night and some water intrusion on one of the wooden
windowsills of our historic house. The water intrusion may be unrelated but it
led to the discovery of a small mound of dirt (?) crawling with small grey
insects. I've attached a couple photos but I don't know that these are clear
enough for identification, I will try to collect a couple of the insects and
get them under the microscope later today.
Any ideas what this might be? Could they be wood boring insects? Any
recommendations on how to proceed?
Many thanks in advance for you thoughts and guidance!
Megan Salazar-Walsh
Assistant Conservator
The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
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